The inundation of political news can take a toll on our personal well-being, according to a recent study by Kevin B. Smith, Matthew V. Hibbing, and John R. Hibbing. Thanks to WBIR-Knoxville for the chance to react and reflect on the sociological implications of this study: namely, that present discomfort can be the inspiration and …
Youtube debut on Religion for Breakfast!
I'm excited to share that the video I cowrote with Andrew Mark Henry of the Youtube channel Religion for Breakfast is now live! "Why are congregations so divided?" looks at the social dynamics behind divisions along race, class, and more in local religious communities. Andrew flew out to interview me and tour around congregations in …
On Technology, Twitter, Responsibility, Social Movements, & Social Change
Thanks to The Human Show podcast for the invitation to discuss sociological perspectives on social change as it interacts with technological change. While movement tactics have evolved since the mobilization of Catholics I wrote about in my first book, Faithful Revolution, the dynamics of people's pleas for reform reveal enduring patterns. Listen to the full …
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Announcing the release of American Parishes: Remaking Local Catholicism!
My latest book is out!! I'm thrilled to share that the volume I coedited with Gary Adler and Brian Starks - born of The American Parish Project (TAPP) - is now available! American Parishes: Remaking Local Catholicism was just published by Fordham University Press as a part of their Catholic Press in North America Series. …
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Presentation at the International Sociology of Religion Conference in Barcelona
Tricia C. Bruce, Ph.D., presenting at #ISSRBCN2019 It was a pleasure to join sociologists of religion from around the globe for the 2019 International Sociology of Religion (ISSR) Conference in Barcelona. I along with colleagues Wojciech Sadlon (Institute for Catholic Church Statistics, Poland), Roberta Ricucci (University of Turin, Italy), and Robert Dixon (Australian Catholic University) …
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Keynote at the University of Notre Dame
Thanks to the McGrath Institute of the University of Notre Dame for the invitation to offer a keynote address unpacking what we know (and don't know) about Americans' views on life and human dignity topics. This was also an opportunity to preview what my team of researchers is learning from 200+ interviews with everyday Americans …
Review of Parish and Place in JSSR
The latest issue of the Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion features a review of my third book, Parish and Place: Making Room for Diversity in the American Catholic Church. Brett Hoover describes the book as "the work of a sociologist who knows Catholicism; the [] vocabulary (explained for the non-specialist) is consistently accurate…Scholars …
Podcast Appearance on You Have Permission
Thanks to host Dan Koch for the invitation to join his podcast, You have Permission! Our hour+ conversation was multi-fold, leading with questions about what it means to stay in a religious tradition while still raising critiques and suggestions for change. Things just keep unfolding from there! I enjoyed our banter and the opportunity to …
Seattle University Lecture & Discussions
I thoroughly enjoyed my recent visit to Seattle University at the invitation of SU's Institute for Catholic Thought and Culture. My invited lecture, "Scandal, Structure, & Renewal: Sociological Perspectives on Change in the Catholic Church" focused on how institutions shape the lived experience of faith, and the limits of grassroots efforts to enact meaningful structural …
New Books Podcast Appearance
Thanks to the New Books network of podcasts and host Crawford Gribben of Queen's University Belfast for the opportunity to talk about my book, Parish and Place: Making Room for Diversity in the American Catholic Church. From the show summary: "What does a typical American Catholic parish look like? Tricia Bruce, an affiliate of the …
